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So why did Big Ben like this guy so much? Never got in his face or something?

Because Arians took the shackles off him. Roethlisberger hated hearing people claim that the key to the Steelers' success was to limit him (I don't blame him either), and Arians allowed him more input into the offense. The problem was, Arians' offense was vertical at a time when the offensive line was deteriorating, and it was never adjusted to account for that. This lack of adjustment is exactly why the Steelers fired him last off-season. Furthermore, his play-calling often didn't make much sense. Arians' system honestly reminds me more of Mike Martz than Ken Whisenhunt.

Basically, Roethlisberger felt appreciated by Arians, which is why he wasn't very happy to see him go.

So why did Big Ben like this guy so much? Never got in his face or something?

Because Arians took the shackles off him. Roethlisberger hated hearing people claim that the key to the Steelers' success was to limit him (I don't blame him either), and Arians allowed him more input into the offense. The problem was, Arians' offense was vertical at a time when the offensive line was deteriorating, and it was never adjusted to account for that. This lack of adjustment is exactly why the Steelers fired him last off-season. Furthermore, his play-calling often didn't make much sense. Arians' system honestly reminds me more of Mike Martz than Ken Whisenhunt.

Basically, Roethlisberger felt appreciated by Arians, which is why he wasn't very happy to see him go.

This, and Arians coddled Ben. Ben wanted to look for big plays all the time and Arians system allowed it. While the big plays happened more often under Arians, that logic ultimately hurt more than it helped and killed alot of drives, because they were trying to force the big play pretty much all the time.

Notice Ben at the beginning of 2012 before his injury. He was extremely efficient and playing some of the best ball he ever played. It went against what Ben wanted to do, but Haley still kept him upright and kept the offense flowing. If it werent for Ben;s injury, Haley and the offense would get much more respect and the Steelers would be in the playoffs._________________

Only downside I see for a team looking to add Horton is that it's likely that you'll only get 1 year out of him and then you're looking for a DC again next year when he finally gets hired as a head coach. Good problem to have, though.

Everyone thought Ray was going to be a HC this year, and then even his current team (inexplicably) passed on him.

everyone thought Whiz was going to be the Steelers' head coach, and then we passed on him....

So why did Big Ben like this guy so much? Never got in his face or something?

Because Arians took the shackles off him. Roethlisberger hated hearing people claim that the key to the Steelers' success was to limit him (I don't blame him either), and Arians allowed him more input into the offense. The problem was, Arians' offense was vertical at a time when the offensive line was deteriorating, and it was never adjusted to account for that. This lack of adjustment is exactly why the Steelers fired him last off-season. Furthermore, his play-calling often didn't make much sense. Arians' system honestly reminds me more of Mike Martz than Ken Whisenhunt.

Basically, Roethlisberger felt appreciated by Arians, which is why he wasn't very happy to see him go.

This, and Arians coddled Ben. Ben wanted to look for big plays all the time and Arians system allowed it. While the big plays happened more often under Arians, that logic ultimately hurt more than it helped and killed alot of drives, because they were trying to force the big play pretty much all the time.

Notice Ben at the beginning of 2012 before his injury. He was extremely efficient and playing some of the best ball he ever played. It went against what Ben wanted to do, but Haley still kept him upright and kept the offense flowing. If it werent for Ben;s injury, Haley and the offense would get much more respect and the Steelers would be in the playoffs.

My feeling was that you guys jumped from one extreme to another with Haley from Arians._________________

So why did Big Ben like this guy so much? Never got in his face or something?

Because Arians took the shackles off him. Roethlisberger hated hearing people claim that the key to the Steelers' success was to limit him (I don't blame him either), and Arians allowed him more input into the offense. The problem was, Arians' offense was vertical at a time when the offensive line was deteriorating, and it was never adjusted to account for that. This lack of adjustment is exactly why the Steelers fired him last off-season. Furthermore, his play-calling often didn't make much sense. Arians' system honestly reminds me more of Mike Martz than Ken Whisenhunt.

Basically, Roethlisberger felt appreciated by Arians, which is why he wasn't very happy to see him go.

This, and Arians coddled Ben. Ben wanted to look for big plays all the time and Arians system allowed it. While the big plays happened more often under Arians, that logic ultimately hurt more than it helped and killed alot of drives, because they were trying to force the big play pretty much all the time.

Notice Ben at the beginning of 2012 before his injury. He was extremely efficient and playing some of the best ball he ever played. It went against what Ben wanted to do, but Haley still kept him upright and kept the offense flowing. If it werent for Ben;s injury, Haley and the offense would get much more respect and the Steelers would be in the playoffs.

My feeling was that you guys jumped from one extreme to another with Haley from Arians.

Really not a fan of this hire, especially with Ray Horton leaving. How Arians went from being literally thrown into retirement by the Steelers and becoming a Head Coach a couple years later is mind-boggling... even with his impressive (but most likely inflated) year with the Colts... I like the Cardinals so I wish them well but I think this is the worst HC hiring this off-season by far... good luck, Cardinals fans._________________With much cheese,
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